u.n. arab league envoy to syria nearly six months ago. at the time he called stopping the fighting in the country a very difficult assignment. while that assignment proved too difficult. annan is resigning when his term expires at the end of this month. >> the former u.n. secretary-general made the announcement on thursday in geneva. he condemned the government of syrian president al-assad. annan also criticized the u.n. security council for being locked in a standoff with russia and china on one side and western nations on the other. >> at a time when we need, when the syrian people desperately need action, there continues to be finger-pointing and name calling in the security council. >> annan took on his role last february. since then he worked to resolve the syrian crisis by mediating between the assad administration and members of the antigovernment opposition. u.n. secretary-general moon says he accepted annan's resignation with great regreat and will start looking for a possible suc

does a move towards the u.n. security council resolutions taking sides against president assad's trying to force president assad to step down whereas on the on the completely other side of the equation russia represents a drive towards diplomacy and a not taking of sides in this in this issue and of course this is not the only issue opponent which russia and britain all poles apart but it is certainly the most important issue at the moment and we understand in fact that as it's two two other issues that british relations have had in the past this is now hampering economic relations with the two between the two countries which might go some way towards solving the problem because as we all know money talks in a way that politics potentially doesn't and of course with these opposing views it is a worry that diplomacy as a part of solving the syria conflict may be slowly dying as this process takes place. this brian burke america's strategy on syria has never been towards diplomacy. well the united states military a

well more perspective now on the situation at the u.n. security council and turkey's no fly zone big with political analyst and freelance writer keyboard on the c m well turkey must have known that the un security council would be less than enthusiastic about the idea of setting up buffer zones for refugee camps that involves a no fly zone over syria why then do you think they actually made that big. thanks for having me. i don't know what's the what are the kind of conditions are there go on and i will go look. for more flowers on in syria i think this is a situation i know nobody really solution in syria so the scientists have a team around him editions for any foreign intervention in syria i think this will save. lives on equal to war and you have also to be more limitations to intervene in syria for example that the first edition is there if the cancer carry on structure in the society so i mean if foreign intervention in syria would have ensue flexions inside this turkish society the second reaction is that turkey don't want to spend

government in fact the u.n. torture chief called his degrading definitely still a lot of anger over the way that manning is being treated so far and these protests are a new sign that bradley manning supporters are really stepping up their pressure on the obama administration but definitely this coincides with the granted to julian assange now a lot of. supporters are bradley manning believe that the work of. even though there is no proof so far that bradley manning was in fact the person who leaked these documents to wiki leaks they know that the principle of free speech and the fact that all these secrets were exposed about the iraq war about the afghanistan war i mean they definitely think that there is a coordinated attack about against both the leaks and in the prosecution of bradley manning that this is an assault on free speech and really in a. new case is now seeking an amicable solution to the diplomatic deadlock with ecuador over julian assange it has now agreed to hold talks with the country's diploma

i remember clearly went up with energy i'd go to the u.n. he makes his speech and then american representatives and those of israel they all stage of walkout is iran's decision to host this summit do you think a deliberate attempt to provoke the powers and lined up against it over its nuclear program. clearly from the point of view of it happening in iran now isolates israel the u.s. the u.k. france in all the sort of nato allies in terms of diplomatic strategy syria being the most obvious sore in the region should. trick patrick and i think terribly single room ok this is just as rory of moscow here i'm going to carry on we're getting a bad signal but i'm going to dare my luck and ask you one more question if this signal is no good well as a catch up with you later if i can just for a moment patrick the u.n. secretary general is attending this summit in tehran although the west has basically told him not to go why why has decided to go to the summit perhaps seeing it as important in some way. well. look beyond i remember looking you. need o

divided u.n. security council has tried to break the syria turkey pushing a. meeting of. the u.s. taking place in tehran outraged by egypt's new president. of regime. germany beast for investment. business beijing is on the road to recovery. certainly glad to have you with us let's get right to our top story britain and france say they are not ruling out any options in syria including a military enforced no fly zone the deadlocked u.n. security council has again held a meeting on the crisis with turkey also pushing for the creation of a buffer zone our new york correspondent. security council remains very much divided over how to deal with the syrian crisis the high level meeting that was taking place in new york focused on the humanitarian circumstances in syria right now and how they continue to exacerbate according to u.n. officials at least two hundred twenty nine thousand syrians have fled the country in the past eighteen months spilling over to neighboring countries such as lebanon jordan in turkey and iraq this is of course made the circumstances very difficult for the neig

the divided u.n. security council tries again to break the syrian deadlock with turkey pushing for a buffer zone as heavy battles continue. while syria's delegates walked out of a meeting of states not aligned to the u.s. taking place in tehran outraged by egypt's new president and oppressive regime. plus the euro zone's engine room of germany heads east for investment chancellor merkel is in china to drum up business and convince beijing that the euro is on the road to recovery. and from our studios in moscow this is r t and let's get right to our top story the u.n. security council is wrapping up its meeting over the situation in syria with turkey pushing for the creation of a humanitarian buffer zone in the country britain and france say they are not ruling out any options in syria including a military enforced no fly zone our new york correspondent joins us live with the details thanks for being with us first of all has the international community come any closer to reaching a consensus on how to

. >>> the u.n. security council has officially decided to withdraw it's observer mission from syria. france's ambassador to the u.n. is the current president of the council. he announced the decision on thursday. that's three days before the mission's mandate expires. >> which means we'll fade out, but there will be what is the most important there will be a u.n. presence, and we do hope a useful u.n. presence. >> he said that the council also decided to set up a u.n. liaison office in syrian's capital of da mass cuss. they started the mission in april but it's paralyzed by the military and opposition forces. in one incident they came under attack from both sides. the peace plan pro posted by u.n. arab league envoy coughfy annan fail kofi annan failed. >>> the japanese government plans to defor the 14 hong kong activists on friday for entering japanese territory. it involves the disputed senkaku islands. japan continues the territory part of okinawa. china and taiwan both claim as their own. on wedn

ambassador to the u.n. susan rice who is saying that the terrorist bombing in damascus was a reason why this u.n. security council should even more strenuously seek to to condemn a solid and his government so it's it's it doesn't seem to follow any rules of logic here and i don't think that this is going to find that the kind of kind of widespread condemnation that we would expect for a terrorist blast like this you know it's only four days before the observer mission's mandate is set to expire and the attack took place near the hotel there located at that how do you think this will affect the mission. well again it's difficult to see how this is a strategic blast in any sense it's difficult to interpret this really as anything other than a parting shot at the u.n. observer mission which everyone i think is expecting to really wind down in four days i don't think anyone is seriously expecting the observer mission to be renewed the mandate to be renewed or for the team to to really stay in syria so i don't k

government in fact the u.n. tortured she called his degrading definitely still a lot of anger over the way that manning is being treated so far in these protests are a new sign that bradley manning supporters are really stepping up their pressure on the obama administration but definitely this coincides with the granted to julian assange now a lot of. supporters are bradley manning believe that the work week you leap. and even even though there is no proof so far that bradley manning was in fact the person who leaked these documents to wiki leaks they know that the principle of free speech and the fact that all these secrets were exposed about the iraq war about the afghanistan war i mean they definitely think that there is a coordinated attack about against both wiki leaks and in the prosecution of bradley manning that this is an assault on free speech and really an assault on peace. another well known whistleblower julian assange currently remains trapped in the ecuadorian embassy in london although there seem

. >>> the u.n. security council has officially decided to withdraw it's observer mission from syria. france's ambassador to the u.n. is the current president of the council. he announced the decision on thursday. that's three days before the mission's mandate expires. >> which means we'll fade out, but there will be what is the most important there will be a u.n. presence, and we do hope a useful u.n. presence. >> he said that the council also decided to set up a u.n. liaison office in syrian's capital of da mass cuss. they started the mission in april but it's paralyzed by the military and opposition forces. in one incident they came under attack from both sides. the peace plan pro posted by u.n. arab league envoycoughfy annan fail kofi annan failed. >>> the japanese government plans to defor the 14 hong kong activists on friday for entering japanese territory. it involves the disputed senkaku islands. japan continues the territory part of okinawa. china and taiwan both claim as their own. on wedne

the u.n. sent a wake up call to its own security council saying its members aren't doing enough to counter the syrian crisis as fears mount of the conflict torn country will sink deeper and to violence. activists in israel call for an all out war on the government which they accuse of they can norrington billeted in domestic issues while wasting millions on settlement construction industry to territories. a new wave of protests. leading to more crackdowns on dissent with dozens of people arrested and injured after the demonstrations calling for political reform. hello and welcome to our team this saturday i am karen taraji it is three o'clock here in moscow now russia has criticized a new u.n. resolution on syria as one sided and supportive of the armed opposition moscow says the non-binding motion passed at the general assembly does nothing to ease the conflict this comes after the u.n. envoy to syria kofi annan announced he was stepping down casting doubts over the future of the peace effort

u.n. approval. from our studios. to six o'clock in the morning have you with us the jailing of three members of russian punk band pussy riot who performed a protest. has polarized opinion in russia and abroad. or. are you. doing. the two year jail sentence handed down to the trio for hooliganism of motivated by religious hatred drew crowds of people outside the court growing both in support and against the band more than fifty were arrested from both sides of the fence for violating public order a number of extreme stunts have also been staged abroad in support of pussy riot like this one in ukraine where a feminist movement cut down a memorial cross devoted to the victims of stalinist repressions foreign governments also have their say with the us calling on the authorities to review the case or to use more important i reports from new york. there's been both political and public reaction over the pussy riot verdict now are around the globe and there has been several protests on friday in support of the three russia

does a move towards the u.n. security council resolutions taking sides against president assad's trying to force president assad to step down whereas on the on the completely other side of the equation russia represents a drive towards diplomacy and a not taking of sides in this in this issue and of course this is not the only issue opponent which russia and britain all poles apart but it is certainly the most important issue at the moment and we understand that as it's two two other issues that british relations have had in the past this is now hampering economic relations with the chip between the two countries which might go some way towards solving the problem because as we all know money talks in a way that politics potentially doesn't and of course with these opposing views it is a worry that diplomacy as a part of building the syria conflict may be slowly dying as this process takes place. and how we're actors brian becker says america's strategy on syria has never been towards diplomacy. you know out of s

the u.n. says a potential global crisis is on the horizon if countries seek to restrict exports in order to control domestic prices, policies that sparked deadly protests around the world five years ago. syrian government forces have ousted rebel fighters from a key district in the city of aleppo after days of fighting. the rebels said there were forced to pull out of the area after coming under heavy fire. in a statement earlier today, u.n. secretary ban ki-moon warned there -- "will be no winner in syria," only "the grim possibility of long-term civil war destroying syria's tapestry of interwoven communities." the number of syrians fleeing into neighboring countries remains on the rise. >> limit on, turkey, jordan and iraq are reporting increases in the number of refugees from syria, which occur merely reflects the number of people who have registered or in the process of being registered shows a total population of 146,667 people as of yesterday evening. we know that to be substantial refug

coffin of decision to resign as u.n. special envoy for syria was mad to visit disappointment and almost despair in this country if confirmed what many people felt all along that the situation in that country is only getting worse the death toll continues to rise and violence. new areas so seeing kofi annan throwing in the towel certainly doesn't instill much confidence in the quick resolution of this bloody conflict something that the overwhelming majority of syrians desperately need in the beginning of his term he held a number of meetings with both president bashar al assad and prominent members of syrian opposition but he didn't succeed in bringing these two warring parties to the negotiating table most recently he's asked for is focused on trying to bridge the divide within the international community especially within the u.n. security council but he wasn't that much successful on that front either now as far as u.n. monitors are on the ground are concerned they still continue with that mission the only thing they c

u.n. arab league envoy to syria nearly six months ago. at the time he called stopping the fighting in the country a very difficult assignment. while that assignment proved too difficult. anan is resigning when his term expires at the end of this month. >> i do not intend to continue my mission when my mandate expires at the end of august. >> the former u.n. secretary-general made the announcement on thursday in geneva. he condemned the government of syrian president al-assad. annan also criticized the u.n. security council for being locked in a standoff with russia and china on one side and western nations on the other. >> at a time when we need, when the syrian people desperately need action, there continues to be finger-pointing and name calling in the security council. >> annan took on his role last february. since then he worked to resolve the syrian crisis by mediating between the assad administration and members of the antigovernment opposition. u.n. secretary-general moon says he ac

well our u.n. chief thank you man has said that he's planning to use the visit to address the ongoing crisis in syria even as for the political developments in the country and how world powers can make the media withhold information they don't want to make public. now ukraine's highest court has rejected an appeal by former prime minister yulia tymoshenko against her conviction for abuse of power to a shank or was sentenced to seven years in prison last year for her role in agreeing gas deals with russia which the current government says we can get cranes economy reporting from kiev r.t. as i like said a chef skin. ukraine's former prime minister yulia tymoshenko who is now spending seven years in prison will not work for free this is according to the high specialized court of the country which rejected her appeal which had been running for several months now in fact it started in may and had been postponed on several occasions now look at what has delivered its decision and it believes that the in

the u.n. this is where obama and mitt romney are quite different. they had in part only come to see the limits of the u.n. security council because russia and china have refused to take strong measures. they have used their veto and declined. today's news is just another example of the overall problem of trying to use the u.n. security council when the key nations to serve on the council are divided among themselves. this has been a big problem. y that thetant to save u.n. just does not work. obama does not have good options in syria. it's not clear what we would do it rusher was compliant on the security council. to go back to when i was saying before, there is a moral sense that the u.s. needs to act to prevent the unspeakable atrocities being perpetrated by a regime. the prudential thing is the realization that we could do a libya-style air war and it could produce something even worse, say, a sectarian civil war. what obama would like to do is constrained by russian opposition but it is re

government in fact the u.n. torture chief called his degrading definitely still a lot of anger over the way that manning is being treated so far and these protests are a new sign that bradley manning supporters are really stepping up their pressure on the obama administration but definitely this coincides with the granted to julian assange now a lot of. supporters of bradley manning believe that the work of weekly leaks and even. no there is no proof so far that bradley manning was in fact the person who leaked these documents to wiki leaks they know that the principle of free speech and the fact that all these secrets were exposed about the iraq war about the afghanistan war i mean they definitely think that there is a coordinated attack about against both wiki leaks and again in the prosecution of bradley manning that this is an assault on free speech and really an assault on peace. u.k. is now seeking an amicable solution to the diplomatic deadlock with ecuador over julian assange it has now agreed to hold ta

the u.n. sends a wake up call to the security council saying its members on doing enough to counter the syrian crisis as he is now and the call good torn country it will sink deeper into violence. actually it's an easy road call for an all out mean big government which they accuse up ignoring debilitating domestic issues while wasting millions on settlements the struction indisputed territory. and a new wave of brose house aides bahrain leading to more planned downs understand what dozens of people arrested and injured after the demonstrations calling for political reform. here's from russia and around the world this is our she with me. thanks for joining us first russia has criticized the new u.n. resolution on syria as one sided and supportive of the armed opposition says the non-binding motion passed of the general assembly there's nothing to ease the conflict and this comes after the u.n. envoy to syria coffee and i announced he was stepping down casting doubts over the future of the peace

government in fact the u.n. torture chief called his degrading definitely still a lot of anger over the way that manning is being treated so far in these protests are a new sign that bradley manning supporters are really stepping up their pressure on the obama administration but definitely this coincides with the asylum granted to julian assange now a lot of. supporters are bradley manning believe that the work of weeks and even even though there is no proof so far that bradley manning was in fact the person who leaked these documents to wiki leaks they know that the principle of free speech and the fact that all these secrets were exposed about the iraq war about the afghanistan war i mean they definitely think that there is a coordinated attack about against both wiki leaks and again in the prosecution of bradley manning that this is an assault on free speech and really an assault on peace. the u.k. is now seeking an amicable solution to the diplomatic deadlock with ecuador over julian assange it has now agree

clarissa ward tells us u.n. clarissa ward tells us u.n. monitors are leaving the country. new york state gets set to release its long-awaited decision on fracking, the controversial gas drilling process. decision on fracking, the controversial gas drilling process. and diana nyad's superswim can. she endure exhaustion and treacherous waters to become the first person to swim from cuba to florida? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor. he's an australian citizen wanted in sweden, holed up in england. but julian assange's primary target is the united states. today the man behind wikileaks spoke from the ecuadorian embassy in london where he's been granted asylum and said the u.s. government is carrying out a witch-hunt. kelly cobiella was there. >> reporter: julian assange stepped on to the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy like an actor called out for an encore. instead of letting the audience in on his next move, the wikileaks founder lashed out at the u.s. reading a list of demands. >> the united states

the u.n. says that there are war crimes in syria and that their state policy. the government responds with more deadly strikes. seven more banks received subpoenas in the u.s. investigation over fixing of a key interest rate. >> this is julia childs, welcome. >> she brought french food to middle america. 100 years after the birth of julia child's, we look back to her lively lessons in the kitchen. with meticulous and disturbing detail, the u.n. has compiled the report of what it says is a state policy of war crimes and syria. the investigation accuses government forces of murder, rape, and indiscriminate attack on civilians. in particular, it condemned an attack in which 40 children were killed. the u.n. says that rebel forces are guilty of war crimes, albeit on a lesser scale. >> death and devastation today in the north a syrian town. airstrikes hit this residential area, reducing it to rubble. killing and wounding dozens. these pictures were confirmed by an international news agency. part of

the u.n. chief fact the presence of international monitors in syria which would provide impartial means of accessing the situation on the ground the observers extended mandate expires next in ten days now with a veteran algerian diplomat had to become the new u.n. arab league envoy after kofi annan quit that side of the story his peter all of a now. it's not a job many people would have wanted you think but considering the situation in syria but it's that lakhdar brahimi will be taking over from kofi annan as the next special envoy on the syrian crisis now the seventy eight year old former algerian foreign minister does have pedigree when it comes to dealing with serious conflicts he was instrumental in forming a peace in the late one nine hundred eighty s. in the lebanese civil war in two thousand and one he was sent by the u.n. as the envoy to afghanistan as the united states invaded the country following nine eleven he was again sent to iraq in two thousand and three for the invasion of tha

the u.n. has now appointed a new syria envoy lakhdar brahimi, a veteran u.n. diplomat. he has worked as an envoy to iraq and afghanistan. but of course it remains to be seen whether he will have any more success than his predecessor. >> jeff: clarissa ward from beirut, clarissa, thank you. in afghanistan, another nato soldier was killed today by a man in afghan police uniforms. this happened in kandahar province and is the latest in a string of attacks by apparent afghan forces against nato forces. a roadside bomb in central afghanistan killed three other nato troops. the nationalities of the troops are not yet known. in campaign 2012 tonight the presidential campaign paused for the day. president obama attended church in washington while mitt romney attended services in new hampshire. it has been a busy week since romney named paul ryan as his running mate and we are joined by cbs news john dickerson. always good to see youment 1 week in here, what has been the ryan effect? >> he has put some oxygen in the race there. the poles don't show an uptick for governor romney

the u.n. says that there are war crimes in syria and that their state policy. the government responds with more deadly strikes. seven more banks received subpoenas in the u.s. investigation over fixing of a key interest rate. >>no this is julia childs, welcome. >> she brought french food to middle america. 100 years after the birth of julia child's, we look back to her lively lessons in the kitchen. with meticulous and disturbing detail, the u.n. has compiled the report of what it says is a state policy of war crimes and syria. the investigation accuses government forces of murder, rape, and indiscriminate attack on civilians. in particular, it condemned an attack in which 40 children were killed. the u.n. says that rebel forces are guilty of war crimes, albeit on a lesser scale. >> death and devastation today in the north a syrian town. airstrikes hit this residential area, reducing it to rubble. killing and wounding dozens. these pictures were confirmed by an international news agency. part

next week, u.n. secretary general bon key moon will travel to tehran to attend a summit of developing nations, despite an outcry from the united states and israel which want the u.n. to boycott the event. the decision is being heavily criticized because iran has repeatedly ignored u.n. resolutions and seems to be moving full speed ahead in its nuclear weapons development. joining me now from los angeles, rick ren nell. the former spokesman for four u.s. abrams to the u.n. rick, great to see you. let's start off with what we know about iran, the greatest state sponsor of terror, working 24/7 to obtain a nuclear weapon. we now know that the iaea which is the atomic watchdog of the united nations, will release a report next week showing that iran is pretty close, if not already there to 20% uranium enrichment. we are hearing that they have installed hundreds of new century fiewdges and may in fact have another secret facility underground in a bunker. here is where we are. now we have got the secretary g

the u.n. security council has decided not to extend the u.n. observer mission in syria after its mended expires on sunday the mission has been seen as key in helping establish peace in the conflict torn country artie's anastasio should brings us the details from new york. regardless of russia's insistence on prolonging the observer mission in syria the united nations security council decided not to go ahead with this we have to remember of course that the conditions for these were very important first of all the u.n. security council wanted to see an end to the violence on the ground and the stopping of the use of heavy weapons and of course we have to keep in mind that just recently there was an explosion close to the u.n. mission headquarters and of course this impact of the decision what's important is the security council plans to set up really another form of you on presence on the ground in form of a more civil mission a civil office russia however regrets that the mission comes to an end of the observers take a listen to what the russian

the divided u.n. security council has. placed a. new president. in germany. but the euro is on the road. with us let's get right your top stories britain and france say they are not ruling out any options including a military in force no fly zone the deadlock the u.n. security council has again held a meeting on the crisis with turkey also pushing for the creation of a buffer zone our new york correspondent. the details. security council remains very much divided over how to deal with the syrian crisis the high level meeting that was taking place in new york focused on the humanitarian circumstances in syria right now and how they continue to exacerbate according to u.n. officials at least two hundred twenty nine thousand syrians have fled the country in the past eighteen months spilling over to neighboring countries such as lebanon jordan in turkey and iraq this is of course made the circumstances very difficult for the neighboring countries turkey has asked the security council to consider setting up refugee camps inside of syria that outside countries woul

the termination of the u.n. peacekeeping mission in syria symbolizes the failure of the international community to achieve a peaceful resolution for the syrian population. in the meantime, the violence continues and the death toll increases day by day. widad franco, nhk world, new york. >>> the japanese government is expected to give a group of people permission to do something they haven't been able to do for years. visit north korea. the people want to inspect what they believe are the remains of their relatives. the group is made up of family members of japanese who died on the korean peninsula before and during world war ii. they have been asking the government for permission to visit north korea to inspect the remains. government officials imposed sanctions against the north in 2004 for the nuclear program and missile tests. they asked the public to refrain from visiting the country. officials from both countries have agreed to hold their first talks in four years. they're expected to meet in beijing this m

live from the russian capital the u.n. chief ban ki-moon has said he's planning to use the visit to address the crisis in syria in just a few minutes here on r t we look into the latest developments in the country and how world powers can make the media withhold information they don't want the public to see. now ukraine's highest court has rejected an appeal by former prime minister yulia timoshenko against her conviction for abuse of power who was sentenced to seven years in prison last year for a role in agreeing on a gas deal with russia which the current government says has weakened ukraine's economy to show believes the case against her is politically motivated that's a claim backed by washington and europe is a legacy of a chef ski reports from kiev. ukraine's former prime minister yulia tymoshenko who is now spending seven years in prison will not where free this is according to the high specialized court of the country which rejected her appeal which had been running for several months now in fact it started in may

government in fact the u.n. torture chief called his degrading definitely still a lot of anger over the way that manning is being treated so far and these protests are a new sign that bradley manning supporters are really stepping up their pressure on the obama administration but definitely this coincides with the asylum granted to julian assange now a lot of. supporters of bradley manning believe. that the work of weekly leads and even even though there is no proof so far that bradley manning was in fact the person who leaked these documents to wiki leaks they know that the principle of free speech and the fact that all these secrets were exposed about the iraq war about the afghanistan war i mean they definitely think that there is a coordinated attack about against both wiki leaks and in the prosecution of bradley manning that this is an assault on free speech and really an assault on peace. another well known whistleblower julian assange remains trapped in their car door an embassy in london although there s

verdict from iran on a new u.n. report claiming to have evidence that the country has doubled its nuclear capacity . so to come first in the songes promise to keep publishing millions of emails to cast new light on the syrian crisis in a rare interview given to a south american t.v. network their promise to show just how comfortable the west used to be with president assad and how the media is currently being manipulated to vilify him and soldiers also criticize washington's harassment of wiki leaks saying speaking the truth should never be considered a crime in mention how the west is turning into a surveillance mega-state which he believes makes a mockery of human rights the whistleblower voiced his belief that the case against him is really a case against we killings but he remains hopeful that swedish prosecutors will eventually drop the investigation or for more on this i can now hear from the leader of the u.k. pirate party joining me live in the u.k. well these so-called syria files that are currently being p

and journalist patrick hayes believes the u.n. resolution and the countries that promoted it blinded by hate towards our side while failing to see the dangers of supporting the rebels i think in general it's being used to try and step up the pressure on both russia and china to start to take a stand against the sides and effectively what it's doing is saying that we disrespect the sovereignty of syria and we don't want the syrian people to determine their own future as william hague suggested he's going to offer non-lethal aid he hasn't given specific details of this yet but it does seem like it's going to be intelligence it does seem like there's going to be an awful lot of support announced for the rebels over the next few weeks and of course this comes just after president obama has announced well it hasn't been announced but it has been revealed that there has been a secret plan basically allow the cia to assist the rebels as well the thing i find very striking about this is that there's a real historical amnesia that's taking

take that position well you know the western countries the u.n. in particular america britain and france they need in order bits of the shoot their . policy in syria they do need to back in their domestic audiences if they go along with russia and it's just an initiative which is a very fair and reasonable initiative an honest initiative. and you know western audiences domestic audiences will start to say well hang on if our representatives at the u.n. now can dance these terrorist attacks it doesn't exactly fit with the story about the opposition of this these innocent men and women that's our freedom crisis that's why russia and its initiative at the u.n. in new has been occurring and it's very difficult to wade through all the smoke screens and the murky issues there whether it's you know the truth and the lie is that all of it's a very very messy subject now and it's not getting any clearer dr marcus papadopoulos a political analyst from britain's our politics first online magazine thanks for coming on r.t. today. but a recap of our top storie

syrian intervention hits a dead end at the u.n. leaving nato countries warning they might simply bypass the security council. republican mitt romney accepts his nomination as presidential candidate with a promise to show russia backbone but critics like that that is not his greatest asset. and on screen international news and comment from the new center here in. russian billionaire roman abramovich has come out on top of a high profile court jewel with a london based compatriot in one of the most expensive cases in british legal history the judge dismissed the multi-billion dollar challenge from controversial. and a trial which offered a writ glimpse into the lives of the super rich more in the case now from in london the final verdict in the case found against bodies which means that he won't receive then the more than five point six billion dollars that he was. what i want to. court this morning. was very upbeat saying he had been in the legal system but once the verdict was being held his head in his hands . as he was leaving he

we are getting news in from the u.n. and this is coming in just now al jeegerian diplomat has b appointed to replace kofi annan as the u.n. representative for syria. that is from the spokesman s secretary-general ban ki-moon. they are announcing this individual who is now going to be trying to negotiate some peace plan. as you may recall kofi annan failed to get the talks between the syrian government and rebels and left that mission, and now the u.n. is replacing him with another individual, and it is far from clear that anything will be accomplished since it was yesterday that the u.n. said it is pulling back the monitors and taking them out of the country, because they were not confident of their safety, but again, there is a new person in charge, and we will see if it makes any difference on the ground in syria. >>> it is a standoff between muslims and buddhists in one the poorist countries in the worlds. the result? well, take a look at this. >>> they are taken from their homes, and forced to live in wet muddy camps

the divided u.n. security council tries again to break the syrian deadlock with turkey pushing for a buffer zone as heavy battles continue. while syria's delegates walk out of a meeting of states not aligned to the u.s. taking place in tehran outraged by egypt's new president in damascus an oppressive regime. plus the euro zone's engine room in germany heads east for investment chancellor merkel is in china to drum up business and convince beijing that the euro is on the road to recovery. online on screen international news and comment live from the new center here in moscow britain and france say they're not ruling out any options in syria including a military enforced no fly zone the deadlocked u.n. security council is to discuss the crisis with turkey also pushing for the creation of a buffer zone new york correspondent marina port has the details. nine foreign ministers of the security council seats will be in attendance as will representatives of turkey jordan and lebanon those representatives wi

successful on that front either now as far as u.n. monitors on the ground are concerned they still continue with that mission the only thing they can really do in the current circumstances is to try to go to the areas affected by the violence talking to people trying to document the destruction mandate is expiring in two weeks and with an answer as a commission it looks like the chances of a renewal of that mandate only slim or as far as russia is concerned this is definitely an negative development last fall was a very strong supporter of annan six point plan from big gaps goals and in reaction to the resignation of russia's deputy foreign minister going to get to a road on his twitter page and. as an honest broker but that there were always fighters could try to get him out of the game to unite hands before i quote for action now. when we are talking about the security situation on the ground on north looking dr these are the clashes in syria largest see here awful awful still continue and here in damascus after a relative after a w

the u.n. raced to put up tents, marking a new phase in sending a message -- jordan needs help. >> this is a country that is strained. the economy is already strained. it is taking a toll on education, health, energy, and water. we have had to play that balance to shoulder our responsibility towards our citren brethren and trying to cope with the strains on our economy. >> this kingdom has always been battered by its neighbors crises. jordan is particularly vulnerable now with the king under unprecedented pressure for reform. he was deputy prime minister during the iraq crisis a decade ago. >> there are two kinds of fears. one is the refugee problem which might spill over to jordan. we have gone through this before in the first gulf crisis, the second gulf crisis. more importantly, the political repercussions of the fall of the syrian regime. maybe an involvement of the opposition, particularly the brotherhood. a concern in jordan that this might spill over domestically as far as the political

on innocent civilians he also said that despite all the dangers involved the u.n. observers will continue with efforts of documenting violence in syria till the last minute and now it seems they don't even need to leave their hotel rooms to do that at some of our reporting from damascus in syria earlier i spoke to independent journalist james corbat who's written extensively on the syrian conflict he believes rebels are on likely to draw condemnation from some foreign countries for the latest attack in damascus we've seen previous terror bombings taking place in damascus and not only has the governments of the western countries that have been backing them refused to remove that backing they've actually strenuously supported those terrorist bombings here too it doesn't seem to follow any rules of logic here and i don't think that this is going to find that the kind of kind of widespread condemnation that we would expect for a terrorist blast like this you know rebel friendly washington has said iran is backing of the syrian regime is more dangerous than they are fil

the u.n. observer mission mandate for syria expires later on sunday and you envoy confirmed earlier this week is expected to add fresh impetus to international peace efforts president assad has made a rare public appearance meantime at a damascus mosque. prayers. comes amid reports quoting opposition officials that british intelligence is aiding rebels to attach regime forces apparently the turks are being used to pass information and moscow was strongly opposing u.s. calls for a no fly zone over syria saying it could lead to a catastrophe this is the rebels claimed responsibility for this week's blast near the hotel where u.n. observers were station socks on a boy there says the ongoing violence in the country has provided her with yet another stage for its own attacks. blasts and gunfire daily occurrences here in damascus but once the explosion right next to the u.n. headquarters was something ordinary it took place at a heavily guarded army garage and you can probably see a fuel tank or und

government in fact the u.n. torture chief called his degrading so definitely still a lot of anger over the way that manning is being treated so far and these protests are a new sign that bradley manning supporters are really stepping up their pressure on the obama administration but definitely this coincides with the granted to julian assange now a lot of. supporters are bradley manning believe that the work of weak you leaks and. even even though there is no proof so far that bradley manning was in fact the person who leaked these documents to wiki leaks they know that the principle of free speech and the fact that all these secrets were exposed about the iraq war about the afghanistan war i mean they definitely think that there is a coordinated attack about against both the leaks and in the prosecution of bradley manning that this is an assault on free speech and really an assault on peace. the u.k. is now seeking an amicable solution to the diplomatic deadlock with ecuador over join a songe it has now agreed

government in fact the u.n. torture chief called his degrading so definitely still a lot of anger over the way that manning is being treated so far and these protests are a new sign that bradley manning supporters are really stepping up their pressure on the obama administration but definitely this coincides with the asylum granted to julian assange now a lot of. supporters of bradley manning believed. it's the work of weak you leave even even though there is no proof so for there bradley manning was in fact the person who leaked these documents to wiki leaks they know that the principle of free speech and the fact that all these secrets were exposed about the iraq war about the afghanistan war i mean they definitely think that there is a coordinated attack about against both leaks and in the prosecution of bradley manning that this is an assault on free speech and really an assault on peace. another well known whistle blower julian a son kind he remains trapped in the ecuadorian embassy in london although there